# Kia Soul MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Kia Soul passes its MOT first time 70% of the time, from 24,758 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 70%
- MOT tests analysed: 24,758 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 23,210 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Electric | 878 | 92% |
| 2021 | Electric | 1,127 | 89% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Electric | 873 | 85% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 170 | 86% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 139 | 86% |
| 2019 | Electric | 30 (few mots) | 83% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 1,018 | 85% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 541 | 85% |
| 2018 | Electric | 403 | 82% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 869 | 85% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 620 | 87% |
| 2017 | Electric | 196 | 78% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1,411 | 79% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 568 | 75% |
| 2016 | Electric | 135 | 80% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 1,780 | 75% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 671 | 77% |
| 2015 | Electric | 103 | 79% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 1,749 | 72% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 833 | 72% |
| 2014 | Electric | 14 (very few mots) | 79% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 860 | 62% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 421 | 62% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 1,106 | 58% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 455 | 61% |
| 2012 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 2,543 | 57% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 627 | 58% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 1,961 | 57% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 751 | 55% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 982 | 52% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 920 | 51% |

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